Planet Perplex

www.planetperplex.com/

Here’s a great resource for those with a penchant for the cryptic. Planet perplex has a wonderful collection of optical illusions, ambiguous images, puzzles and word-games; all neatly categorised. Quite cool, this one

Geographic Statics

http://www.xist.org/

If you’re looking for world-related statistics to spruce up your reports, Xist, aka GeoHive is the place to go to. The resource is filled with information such as population statistics of regions, countries, provinces and cities. Next to that, there are statistics on economic factors like wealth, infrastructure; statistics on natural phenomena, and more. The site is structured into several parts to make for ease of navigation. Check it out…

Another Ending To Your Movies

http://www.howitshouldhaveended.com/

Ever seen a movie and been disappointed with the climax? Well, the guys at ‘How it should have ended’ got tired of it and decided to create their own endings. Today’s Web site has great parodies and spoofs of popular movies, all with cool animation and hilarious dialogues. Movie buffs will want to bookmark this.

World War 2 - A Photo Album

www.wwiidaybyday.com/

Today’s Web site offers a fascinating look into the German side of affairs in World War II. The apolitical site tries to capture a daily account of the war, focusing on the Third Reich’s perspective. A great resource for history buffs!

Explore THEOI GREEK MYTHOLOGY

www.theoi.com/

Those who like mythology might want to check out the Theoi Project. The resource is dedicated to exploring Greek mythology with the aim of providing a free reference guide to the gods (theoi), spirits (daimones), and fabulous creatures (theres) of ancient Greece. The project profiles each deity and creature on a dedicated page, which also incorporates an encyclopaedia summary, quotes from ancient Greek and Roman literature, and illustrations from ancient art. The site presently contains more than 1,500 pages profiling the Greek gods and other characters from Greek mythology and 1,200 full sized pictures. Great fun reading, this.

100-downloads

www.100-downloads.com

Don’t let the name fool you, folks. Today’s resource has over 300 of the best free software, hand-picked and waiting to be downloaded: No spyware, no trial versions, no hassles.

Its consists of freewares for Windows Xp and lots of other amazing Softwares.

Dumb game

http://www.dumbthegame.com/

Dumb: The Game is one of the most popular puzzles online. It’s just your wits and the trusty search engine, Google, against 57 of the craftiest riddles. The variety of puzzles is very cool; including logic, lateral thinking, visual tricks, manipulating images, etc. And in case you’re stuck, do check out the discussion forum for some hints. Time to put on your thinking hat, folks.

Clean Your Devices

http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/

Not sure how to clean your dusty LCD screen? And when was the last time you cleaned the mattress that you sleep on everyday? Today’s resource offers some helpful tips on cleaning such items of daily use, and even full guides for some others. A handy site to have bookmarked for future use.

Free Tutorial

http://www.tutorialwiz.com/

Today’s resource is meant for digital graphic artists who work extensively with Adobe Photoshop. This free tutorial site brings you some cool and unique techniques to apply to your own masterpiece. To make things simpler, Tutorialwiz is divided into sections such as special effects, text effects, photo effects, user interface, textures & patterns, etc. If that’s not enough, you can also discuss tips and tricks with like-minded digital artists on the site’s forum.

Said What????

http://www.saidwhat.co.uk/
When asked how he was preparing himself for an upcoming tournament, German tennis player Boris Becker responded, “I’ve put myself on a see-food diet. I eat whatever I see.” Head over to today’s site for over 22,000 of such witty quotes by famous persons.

One can find lots of Quotations from famous and various scholars on this site, just type your search and 'BOY!! YOU STRUCK GOLD'.

It consists of Famous quotes, inspirational quotes, serious quotes, funny quotes, motivational quotes the is endless.

Copyscape

www.copyscape.com

With the massive scale on which the Internet works, it’s almost impossible to tell if anyone is stealing articles you write, or any of your other work. Today’s resource helps you track down such plagiarism. With a simple search-bar interface, all you have to do is type in some keywords, sentences, or even your own links, and the site searches through the Web and returns with matches where your work has been copied. A great way to protect what is rightfully yours.

From Old Books

www.fromoldbooks.org

A lot of old books have some great illustrations, all with a very distinct style. Today’s resource catalogues almost 2,000 such images from more than 100 different old books, and provides text excerpts for most of them. A great resource for those interested in sketches and drawing styles.

So All you Art lovers hold yourself together to experience an entirely new world..

Unravelling the Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls

For centuries, the Dead Sea Scrolls remained unread, keeping their secrets about the earliest years of Christianity.

Even after their discovery in caves by the Dead Sea in 1947, many scrolls were too brittle to be read without destroying them.

Now research at the School of Optometry and Vision Sciences at the UK-based University of Cardiff could provide the key to unlocking those secrets.

The Head of School, Professor Tim Wess, has been working with Diamond Light Source – a new scientific facility in Oxfordshire, UK – and developed techniques to read the written words without unrolling the fragile documents.

The Diamond machine is the size of five football pitches and fires electrons at close to the speed of light to generate what is known as synchrotron light, in the form of X-rays, ultraviolet and infrared beams.

The X-rays generated can be 100 billion times brighter than a standard laboratory X-ray tube.

Professor Wess and his team are now working on the full scale imaging and “virtual unravelling” of documents too fragile to unroll.

They will also use the Diamond synchrotron to examine the nanoscopic structure of parchments such as the Dead Sea Scrolls, which are at risk of degrading to gelatine over the centuries. They hope to develop a simple test to determine the proportion of gelatine in a historical sample.

Professor Wess said: “In addition to identifying ways to prevent the loss of important records from our past, our research aims to understand how we might recover documents damaged in natural disasters across the ages – such as the fire at the Library of Alexandria, or more recently, flooding in the Czech Republic, Italy and Poland, which could leave such archives lost forever.”

Free Download (Freewares)

www.freewarefiles.com

With the amount of free software available, why pay for – or even crack – commercial ones? Today’s site offers a large collection of ‘freeware’, and well catalogued at that.

It provides descriptions, recommendations, multiple download links and screenshots, making this the perfect site to look for a free alternative to your favourite software.

Thy Font Site

http://www.dafont.com/

If you’re into print and design, you’d know that the choice of font goes a long way in projecting ideas. The problem, however, is that good, free fonts are hard to come by. Not anymore. Not if you have Dafont among your bookmarks. The site, choc-a-block full of fonts, is neatly segregated into various sub-sections, depending on the font type. And if that’s not enough, the resource also boasts of a ‘tools’ section that guides you to various font-related software. Register for free, all ye designer sorts. Do it as soon as you get there.

Magic Tricks Site

http://www.magictrickschool.com/

Who wants to learn some magic? Today’s Web site is a storehouse of magic tricks, from simple sleight of hand to some cool prop magic. And it’s all written in a delightful style, with some helpful illustrations. So if u desire to impress your friends with some cool tricks then this is the site for you.

You can even use it to impress your girlfriend.

Good fun!

Convert Tube

http://www.converttube.com/

Let’s face it, loading YouTube videos every time you want to watch them is a tad annoying. But help is at hand. Today’s resource lets you download all your favourite videos directly off the Web, with no extra software needed. Just copy-paste the YouTube video’s Web link into the address bar provided, and then choose the format you want to convert it to: MPG, FLV or even 3GP for your phone. In a few minutes, you should get a download tab for your new file. It’s that simple.

Library Spot

www.libraryspot.com

Today’s resource is a free virtual library for educators and students, librarians, families, businesses and just about anyone exploring the Web for research information. According to its founders, the site was created “to break through the information overload of the Web.” In fact, sites featured here are hand-selected and reviewed by an editorial team for their quality, content and utility. Book mark this place: It’s one of the best to start any research related projects.

Bibliomania

http://www.bibliomania.com/

Bibliomania is a treat for those who love literature, and are studying it. The resource boasts of thousands of free e-books, poems, articles, short stories and plays. It even has a special section designed to be of interest to students; complete with study guides, offering in-depth summaries, discussions and commentaries on the texts. Truly a great place to catch up and understand the classics.

Apple launches new iPods

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Wednesday unveiled a slick touch-screen iPod and also cut the price of its 8GB iPhone to $399 (Rs 16,200 approx). The new touchscreen iPod – dubbed IPod Touch – features the Safari Web browser and a builtin wireless antenna, meaning users can connect directly to the Internet through Wi-Fi, just like they might with a laptop. It also includes Google and Yahoo search functions into the iPod Touch, along with YouTube video viewing and iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store compatibility.
IPod Touch will be available in an 8GB model priced at $299 (Rs 12,200 approx) and a 16GB model priced at $399 (16,200 approx). The devices are essentially iPhones without the mobile phone capabilities.

“We think it’s one of the seven wonders of the world,” Apple’s chief executive Steve Jobs quipped.

Apple’s overhaul includes matchbook-sized iPod Shuffles in new colours, and iPod Nanos built with video and game capabilities. A 4GB Nano is priced at $149 (Rs 6,000 approx), while the 8GB model will cost $199 (Rs 8,000 approx).

Jobs also officially christened the original iPod model the “Classic”, and said it would be available in 80GB and 160GB models. AFP

The new iPod Nano

The new iPod Touch

Bitmap World

http://www.bitmapworld.com/

Today’s site is a ‘slice-of-life’ Web-comic; but what makes it so cool is that it uses old Bitmap icons and images to base the art on. The strip, updated twice a week, is well-written and funny, but it’s the great animation that makes this one special.

Typing Test

typetester.maratz.com

Today’s resource, the Typetester, is created specifically for those into Web design to compare various font styles for the screen. So whether you’re a professional Web designer, or even someone looking to set-up your own personal site or blog, this is the place to visit. The resource lets you automatically customise each and ever aspect of a font, right from its size, colour, tracking, leading, etc, to make it easier to compare.

Of course, even if you’re into print design, you’d do well to bookmark this today. Check it out.

W3 Schools

w3schools.comWant to give your blog a makeover, or perhaps snazz it up? It always helps to know some programming. Today’s Web site gives you a crash course in HTML, Java, Flash, XML, etc. The tutorials are written in simple terms and offer help for beginners as well as experts. Quite a handy resource, this one.

Gaming Wallpapers

bestgamewallpapers.com
Whether you’re a gamer or not, the gaming industry invariably comes out with some of the best-looking desktop wallpapers. Check this site out to give your computer a new look with some really cool wallpapers – it’s just simple downloading, without any registration required.